Garlic-Baked Sweet Potato Fries

I like my sweet potato fries about the size of my fingers and WITH the skin on.  The skin is really good for you and also gives a little texture and crunch.  This is the best recipe I have tried for sweet potato fries and makes the kitchen smell great!

Garlic-Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Ingredients:

-2 very large sweet potatoes
-1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
-1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
-1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
-1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
-1/2 tsp onion powder

Method:

Preheat oven to 400F.  Cut potato lengthwise into strips/fries about 1/2-3/4 inch wide and keep them long (don't cut the potatoes width-wise or in half).  Pour them into a large bowl, pour the olive oil and spices all over and mix it up to coat with your hands.

Spread over 2 baking sheets (ungreased) so that each fry is not touching any other fry.  Bake for 20 minutes, then take out and shake the baking sheets to "flip" the fries.  Turn the oven down to 350F and put baking sheets back in the oven for another 10 minutes (watch to see how dark they're getting toward the end so they don't burn).

Take them out and pour the fries onto a plate covered with paper towels.  Enjoy!  I love dipping sauces but these were so flavorful they didn't need any!